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Ministerial Decree No. 439 on prohibition of use and burial ecologically hazardous pesticides.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Pesticides Hazardous substances
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree, for the prevention of environmental pollution and pollution of agricultural commodities, prohibits the use of highly toxic pesticides. The decision on prohibition of use and termination of the registration of pesticides shall be made by the National Commission on Testing and Registration of Chemicals and Pesticides in accordance with data of the International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (UNEP). Prohibited and outdated pesticides shall be subject to compulsory burial or destruction.

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